Speculation instead of FACT! 

On the negative side, NTP still has two distinct appeal processes remaining (first, to the Patent Appeal Board and, then, to a US District Court/Federal Circuit Court), which could take up to a year or two to resolve. Importantly, NTP’s patents remain valid until NTP exhausts its appeal process. In addition, Judge Spenser presiding over NTP/RIMM litigation has indicated several times during prior proceedings that he will not wait until the patent review process is completed (since the patents are valid today and the appeals process could take months/years) to rule on NTP's request for an injunction.

As to the timing and next steps:

* Patent review: USPTO is expected to issue a Right of Appeal Notice following a 30-day response period at which point NTP is likely to appeal USPTO’s rejection of the patents to the Patent Appeal Board.

http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/6401-sell-side-update-on-research-in-motion-s-court-case-rimm

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